ToomsubaMS
512 people live in this town, settled in 1866.
Is Toomsuba a good place to live?
31% of residents live below the poverty line in Toomsuba, against 21% in Mississippi’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Toomsuba. Toomsuba has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
512 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Toomsuba: who provides what
Toomsuba is unincorporated, so Lauderdale County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Toomsuba.
More adults under 35 in Toomsuba than across Mississippi
Toomsuba’s median age comes in at 34.3 years. Adults 18 to 34 are 37% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 28% of residents (37% statewide). Here, 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 25% in Mississippi as a whole. 33% never finished high school.
| Toomsuba | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.3 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 25% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 28% and 81% women
The Census survey reached too few of Toomsuba’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±26.8 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Toomsuba | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.9% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 27.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 1.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.1% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.5% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 32.5% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 11.4% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.8% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.7% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.5% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Homes in Toomsuba are worth about $129K, by Zillow’s estimate
In Toomsuba, 47% of households live in a home they own. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 1.1% in value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
About half of Toomsuba’s working residents commute to Meridian
Employers in Toomsuba shed 63 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 45. The top destinations are Meridian (49%), Marion (3%) and Jackson (2%). For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Toomsuba
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 35° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Toomsuba: inland flooding
Toomsuba’s FEMA risk score stands at 39 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 35% come from inland flooding and 30% from cold waves. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Toomsuba is
For adults in Toomsuba, the share who worry about having enough food is 25%. A fifth of adults in Toomsuba smoke cigarettes; 41% sleep under 7 hours.
| Toomsuba | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 45% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 14% |
| What stands out | Toomsuba | MS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.4% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Toomsuba
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Toomsuba
About 11 of every 100 Toomsuba residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Toomsuba for work
Where Toomsuba’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Toomsuba
3 notable people were born in Toomsuba.
About Toomsuba
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Toomsuba is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. Its population was 778 as of the 2020 census. The community is named after Toomsuba Creek.
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- Area
- 5.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 302 ft
- ZIP code
- 39364
Questions about Toomsuba
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Toomsuba, MS a good place to live?
Toomsuba has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Toomsuba, MS known for?
3 notable people were born here, including Jack Spinks and John A. Yeager.